Hank Lehvonen

Henry Kalevi Lehvonen (August 26, 1950 – July 20, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played four games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts during the 1974–75 season, with the bulk of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1982, in the minor International Hockey League. Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lehvonen spent three years in the minor leagues before he joined the expansion Scouts in 1974. After his stint in the NHL he spent three more seasons in the minors, and after a year away from playing moved to Finland in 1978, where he played a further four seasons before retiring.

Lehvonen was of Finnish descent. He died in Florida on July 20, 2022, at the age of 71.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 Sarnia Legionnaires WOJBHL — — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 Sarnia Legionnaires WOJBHL — — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Peterborough Petes OHA 12 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 1967–68 Kitchener Rangers OHA 24 2 11 13 8 17 3 12 15 12 1968–69 Kitchener Rangers OHA 51 12 21 33 20 — — — — — 1969–70 Kitchener Rangers OHA 29 2 9 11 25 6 0 1 1 4 1970–71 Clinton Comets EHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Port Huron Flags IHL 51 4 21 25 29 14 1 3 4 6 1971–72 Port Huron Wings IHL 9 0 6 6 6 — — — — — 1972–73 Port Huron Wings IHL 66 10 38 48 83 11 2 2 4 10 1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Port Huron Flags IHL 58 9 29 35 94 5 3 2 5 2 1975–76 Port Huron Flags IHL 16 1 6 7 18 — — — — — 1975–76 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 35 3 10 13 22 4 2 3 5 6 1976–77 Port Huron Flags IHL 41 0 12 12 18 — — — — — 1978–79 Jokerit FIN 36 5 5 10 39 — — — — — 1979–80 Jokerit FIN 35 3 10 13 69 — — — — — 1980–81 Ilves FIN 35 0 4 4 40 2 0 0 0 6 1981–82 Ilves FIN 16 1 1 2 20 — — — — — IHL totals 276 24 122 146 270 34 8 10 18 24 NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —